London based Indie-Pop 4-piece return with the first single, ‘No Plans (For This Year)’, pulled from their debut studio album, ‘Rut’, due out October 16th via Double A-Side Records. The new track marks a significant sonic expansion away from the band's lo-fi roots and is a pointer towards the more symphonic, baroque-pop elements of their new album - recorded at Abbey Road during spare studio hours over the last 12 months. ‘No Plans (For This Year)’ maintains the intimacy that has been a mainstay of previous Tugboat Captain tracks whilst also adding a notable grandeur through the added presence of the band’s ramshackle orchestra of friends. Although penned well over a year ago the lyrical content of the song has become oddly prescient given the current circumstances especially since the band’s recent US tour was cut short due to coronavirus.
Getting close to something easy
Raise a toast to that
When it goes, will you say you miss me?
Will we both be sad?
And I know its just situations
That get me blue for sure
Let me show you interpretations
Of how this could be more
I've got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year, yet
I've got time if you want it, really
I can make you mine
And it's fine if you can't hold me dearly
I'll just hold the line
I've got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year, yet
I've got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year, yet
credits
from No Plans (For This Year) w/bonus tracks!,
released July 3, 2020
Tugboat Captain is:
Alexander Sokolow - Guitar and Vocals
Domenico Caderni - Keys and Bassoon
Joshua Cobb - Bass and Vocals
Georgia Mancey - Drums
Production - David Dargahi
Mixing - Luke Glazewski
Engineering - Mia Bradley, Marta Maria Di Nozze
Strings - Helena Unwin, Cameron Jacobs, Nadia Eskarandi
Brass - Joshua Cobb, Joseph Hurrell, Oli Arnold
supported by 9 fans who also own “No Plans (For This Year)”
Just a great and varied collection of songs from all sorts of different acts. I buy this festival record annually and will continue to do so. Gavin Hellyer
supported by 9 fans who also own “No Plans (For This Year)”
Living in Australia pretty much rules me out of ever attending this festival so my annual purchase of this compilation is surely the next best thing. And I'm pleased to relate that it's up to it's usual high standard. Gavin Hellyer
Market, from Melbourne, fuse soul and chillwave on a wonderfully woozy song with rubbery guitars & breathy harmonies. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 19, 2020